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Manitowoc County Fair Survey 2010
Manitowoc County UW-Extension 4-H Youth Development is conducting a short survey to obtain information regarding the youth experience at the Manitowoc County Fair.
Information from this survey will be shared with Manitowoc County Expo to help improve the 2011 fair experience. Click for survey here.
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Egg Production & Safety Update
Do you have questions such as what eggs are safe to purchase in stores now, how does the egg become contamined inside the shell, is there a risk associated with consuming bakery and other products made with eggs? Dr. Ron Kean, UW-Extension Poultry Specialist and Barb Igham, UW Food Science Professor, have released the following information for consumers.
For an update, please click here.
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Safely Using Produce from Flooded Gardens
After flooding occurs, gardeners often raise questions about the safety of consuming produce from gardens that were under water for a day or two. How concerned gardeners have to be about using garden produce after a flood depends, to a large degree, on how “clean” the flood water was or whether it was likely to have been contaminated with sewage, river or creek water, farm run-off, or industrial pollutants according to Barbara Ingham and Steve Ingham, University of Wisconsin Food Science Specialists. Find more details here.
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Potato Late Blight Confirmed in Wisconsin
Late blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora
infestans, was confirmed in a potato field in Marquette County on
July 14, 2010, according to Amanda Gevens, University of Wisconsin-Extension
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"Pickle Bill"
Click here for details, information, and many questions and answers about
Assembly Bill 229 that has been referred to as the "Pickle Bill."
Who should attend training? Anyone canning acidified foods such as pickles, salsas, or tomatoes for sale in Wisconsin must have the proper license. Successful completion of this training will allow you to meet a requirement necessary to apply for a Wisconsin acidified foods processors’ license. Click here for the Training Brochure
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Concerned About High Energy Costs?
The Home Energy Plus Program may be able to help. Energy Services for Manitowoc County offers grants for low income individuals and families. The grants are determined by energy costs, household size, income, property type, etc. Some households may qualify for a free home weatherization. For more information call Energy Services at 715-842-3111. If you don't qualify for financial assistance, check out the Energy Star Website.
Energy Star Website
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New Publications from UW-Extension
help manage a drop in income.
Check out the Learning Store links below to view and print the listed PDF files for free
or purchase the publications by ordering online. There is also a Learning Store "product finder" to search for resources and publications in many other categories.
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With an office in each Wisconsin county, Cooperative Extension develops practical educational programs tailored to local needs and based on university knowledge and research.
County-based Extension educators are University of Wisconsin faculty and staff who are experts in agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, natural resources, family living and youth development.
Extension county-based faculty and staff live and work with the people they serve in communities across the state. Extension specialists work on UW System campuses where they access current research and knowledge . Collaboration between county and campus faculty is the hallmark of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin.
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